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Legal
Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, Second Edition
Editor and Associate Editors (Back
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Editor
Patricia
Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, earned her Bachelor of Science
in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from University
of Pennsylvania. She has earned the certification of Legal
Nurse Consultant Certified. Patricia served for five years
on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Legal
Nurse Consultants, including one year as the President from
2002-2003. Additionally she was the first chair of the Educational
Steering Committee (for a term of two years) and received
the distinguished Lifetime
Achievement Service Award from AALNC in 2005. Patricia
has edited or coauthored numerous books for nurses and attorneys,
including Medical Legal
Aspects of Pain and Suffering, Nursing
Home Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation,
Nursing Malpractice,
and Nursing Documentation:
A Nursing Process Approach. Patricia is president
of Med League Support Services, Inc., a legal nurse consulting
company in Flemington, NJ which was established in 1989. She
has taught hundreds of attorneys and paralegals about medical
records and medical legal topics, and thousands of nurses
about nursing documentation and risk management.
Associate Editors
Marguerite
Barbacci, RNC, BSN, MPH, LNCC received a Bachelors
of Science in Nursing from The University of Akron and a Masters
of Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University School
of Public Health. Her clinical career has included maternal-infant
nursing, in which she is certified. She did clinical research
for eight years prior to making the transition to Legal Nurse
Consulting. Ms. Barbacci’s research focus was infectious
diseases, with a specialty in sexually transmitted diseases
and AIDS. Ms. Barbacci has been an LNC since 1991. She has
worked in-house for both plaintiff and defense firms and as
an independent LNC for 2 years, consulting on Medicare fraud,
medical malpractice, products liability and personal injury
cases for both plaintiff and defense. For the past seven years,
Ms. Barbacci has been a staff LNC at a legal nurse consulting
firm, working primarily on the defense of products liability
cases. Ms. Barbacci has been a member of American Association
of Legal Nurse Consultants since 1991 and was among the first
group of LNCs to achieve certification in 1998. She served
on the national conference program committee and the national
board of directors as a Director at Large. As a founding member
of the Greater Baltimore Area Chapter of AALNC, she served
in the offices of director at large, secretary and president.
Deborah
Dlugose, RN, CCRN, CRNA is President of Wright Professional
Associates, Inc. She blends a quarter-century of clinical
expertise with her background in communications. She is nationally
recognized as a speaker, writer and editor in nurse-anesthesia,
critical-care nursing, and legal nurse consultant practice.
Ms. Dlugose was an associate editor for the first edition
as well. She maintains an active clinical practice in nurse-anesthesia
along with her commitments to nursing education and literature.
Betty
Joos, Med, BSN, RN received her Bachelors of Science
in Nursing from the Medical College of Virginia and her Masters
in Education with a minor in nursing from the University of
Florida. Her nursing career includes pulmonary and emergency
clinical areas as well as a college nursing educator. Her
specialty career in legal nurse consulting began at a law
firm in the late 80’s continued to independent practice
in the early 90's. In the ensuing years, she maintained her
independent practice, consulted with schools and universities
in setting up LNC programs, taught legal nurse consulting,
and co-authored Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant.
Ms. Joos served on the national board of AALNC in 1991-2 and
was on the editorial board of the AALNC newsletter, Network,
and the Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting from 1991 until
1998. She has served as President of the Atlanta AALNC Chapter
and remains active with that group. Her current practice focuses
on defense of medical malpractice and personal injury cases.
Barbara
J. Levin RN, BSN, LNCC of Hingham, Massachusetts
is an independent legal nurse consultant. She obtained her
Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Boston University School
of Nursing. In addition to being an associate editor, she
coauthored chapter 27 - Alternative Dispute Resolution - Settlement,
Arbitration, Mediation. Ms. Levin works at Massachusetts General
Hospital in the orthopaedic/trauma unit. Currently, she has
implemented an inservice program for the department, which
will focus on clinical diagnosis and treatment. Ms. Levin's
clinical expertise includes orthopaedics, trauma, and medical
surgical. Her clinical experiences also include medical and
cardiac intensive care units, telemetry and spinal cord injury.
She has testified at deposition, trial and court mediations/arbitrations
as an expert and fact witness. In addition, she is currently
participating on the Malpractice Tribunals in the State of
Massachusetts. Ms. Levin has served as a Director at Large
for the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and
is Past President of the Rhode Island Chapter of AALNC. She
also served as the 2000 Conference Chair for the AALNC National
Conference, Boulder, Colorado. Speaking engagements have included
various organizations such as the National Association of
Orthopaedic Nurses, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants,
Bar Associations and Nursing Programs.
Joan
K. Magnusson, BSN, RN, LNCC is a nurse consultant
with the law firm of McMillen, Reinhart and Voght, P.A., in
Orlando, FL, practicing primarily in the areas of medical
malpractice and personal injury for the past 15 years. Joan
received her diploma in nursing from Orange Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing and her Bachelors of Science in Nursing
from Florida Southern College, graduating summa cum laude.
Her clinical background includes experience in perioperative
nursing; staff development and nursing education; and infection
control and epidemiology. She is licensed in Florida as a
Health Care Risk Manager. She is on the adjunct faculty of
University of Central Florida, Department of Continuing Education.
She is a charter member of the American Association of Legal
Nurse Consultants (AALNC) since 1990. She served on the national
board of directors for five years including serving as the
AALNC President in 1995-96. She is also the founding president
of the Greater Orlando Chapter , and continues participate
in chapter activities. Joan was the primary author of the
Standards of Practice and Professional Performance for Legal
Nurse Consultants. She served as the first chairperson of
the American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board (ALNCCB),
1997-2000.
Ann
M. Peterson, Ed D, MSN, RN, CS, LNCC, president of
Ann M. Peterson & Associates, received a diploma in nursing
from Boston City Hospital School of Nursing, a Bachelors of
Arts in Psychology, a Masters of Science in Nursing, and a
Doctorate in Higher Education Administration. Dr. Peterson
is an experienced certified legal nurse consultant working
with both defense and plaintiff attorneys on medical malpractice,
nursing negligence, personal injury and criminal cases. She
has a background in healthcare administration and advanced
clinical practice, has held an academic appointment as an
assistant professor on the graduate level, and has multiple
publications to her credit. She is a current member of the
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) and
the past president of the Rhode Island Chapter of AALNC. Dr.
Peterson has also served on the Massachusetts Nurses Association
(MNA) Congress on Nursing Practice and Blue Ribbon Commission
on Health Policy and Legislation, and is a panel member of
the Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Tribunal.
Nancy
Wilson-Soga RN MS has maintained an independent legal
nurse consulting practice since 1990. Her specialty focuses
in the area of alternative dispute resolution as well as personal
injury and mental health issues. She was trained by the NY
State Office of Court Administration in conflict resolution
and is a mediator both in private sector and court appointed.
She also served on the Commission of Quality Care for the
state of NY as a Surrogate Decision Making panel member. Ms
Wilson-Soga is an adjunct faculty member at 3 colleges teaching
in the legal studies and psychology departments. She received
her Bachelors in Science from Cameron University in Oklahoma,
majoring in psychology, and her Masters in Science in Clinical
Counseling from Long Island University, and has been practicing
nursing for over 16 years. She is a charter member of the
Morristown NJ Chapter of AALNC holding executive board position
of secretary, director-at-large and was president for the
2002 year. Ms Wilson-Soga also volunteers as a mental health
counselor to assist those unable to ascertain care due to
financial hardships, as well as provided assistance in crisis
management to rescue/relief workers during the tragedy of
Sept. 11, 2001.
Mona
Yudkoff MPH RN CCRN CCM has been the owner of Mona
Yudkoff Rehab Consultants since 1989. The company offers private
case management services for catastrophically injured clients
and provides life care plans for both plaintiff and defense
law firms. She has authored chapters on life care planning
in two textbooks and is a frequent lecturer on aspects of
life care planning at national professional meetings. Ms.
Yudkoff was a founding member of the Philadelphia Chapter
of AALNC and served as the treasurer and president of that
chapter. She has a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the
University of Pennsylvania, an Masters in Public Health from
Hebrew University in Jerusalem and is certified as a rehabilitation
nurse (CRRN), case manager (CCM) and life care planner (CLCP).
Ms Yudkoff serves as a consultant at Children’s Seashore
House, a pediatric rehabilitation hospital and Bancroft NeuroHealth,
a residential facility for persons with brain inured and developmental
delay.
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